Gifts for Sophia is a band that generally plays metallic sounding indie music with funk and hardcore overtones. The sound of the group is hard to categorize or to compare with another band. It usually requires using multiple bands from multiple genres. Hailing from Butler, Pennsylvania, Gifts for Sophia is comprised of four self-taught musicians: Brian Campbell (Vocals/Guitar), Joe Wendling (Guitar), Christian “Stive†Stivason (Bass), and Jordan “Gibby†Gibson (Drums/Vocals). The group originally formed in the spring of 2006 with a different drummer named Pat Fink. Gifts for Sophia spent a better part of the next few months practicing at which point they recorded a low quality four song demo in the basement of Pat’s house in November of 2006. The original line-up dissolved in December of 2006 when the band and Pat Fink parted ways. Shortly thereafter, drummer Jordan Gibson joined the band. Giving the band a more accurate and polished sound, it was apparent that Gibby was a much better fit and was the missing piece to the puzzle. The new line-up then spent time practicing and reinventing the songs that were previously put together before Gibby was in the band. Since then, the band has been playing shows and picking up steam locally.
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